Chapter 18: "The Treasure Hunter"

"Tony, good news, great news!" As soon as Monet got up that day, he heard a knock at the door, and when he opened the door, he saw Mann talking to him with an excited face.

"Oh? What's the good news? Monet asked curiously.

Mann replied as he handed Monet a newspaper in his hand, "Look at the headlines on the front page, a staggering amount of treasure has been found at the Padwanaba Swami Temple in Kerala, India, and the location of the treasure is exactly the same as what you wrote in The Temple Treasures of India, and even the hundreds of long, thick gold chains and the statue of Lord Vishnu that you mentioned in the book!" ”

Although Monet had long known that the temple treasure had not been discovered, and once it was discovered, it would definitely be the same as what was written in his novel, because he wrote it according to the excavation process in reality, but he could also understand Mann's excitement at the moment, because before the crossing, he saw that the bronze branches similar to those in "Qinling Sacred Tree" were excavated in Sanxingdui, and it was still a very far-fetched coincidence, which was not the same as 100% the same as this time.

Seeing Monet's calm look, Mann thought that Monet had not figured out the importance of this matter, so he reminded: "Tony, do you know, this means that what you write is true, and no one will dare to say that you are talking nonsense in the future, and it will inevitably drive the big sales of our newspaper, I have decided, this will publish "The Temple Treasure of India" separately, I believe that taking advantage of this wave of popularity will definitely sell thousands of copies!" ”

"But in this way, people won't buy newspapers, after all, if you read a book, you can see the end!" Monet asked with some concern.

Mann waved his hand and said, "It's okay, the profit of selling books is higher than that of newspapers, and those who are reluctant to buy books will still buy newspapers!" ”

In fact, for Monet, it is more beneficial for him to sell books, because he has already received the manuscript fee for the newspaper, no matter how many copies the newspaper sells, he will not charge a penny more, and the royalty of a single book is another collection, and the more books are sold, the more he earns, so he will not mention it again after a kind reminder.

So Monet changed the subject and asked, "By the way, who discovered the temple treasure?" ”

"It is said that two British officers stationed in Kerala saw your 'Temple Treasures of India' in our Brooklyn Weekly magazine after receiving a letter from their relatives from the United States, and then they were curious and led people to dig up the clues you provided in the book, and the treasure was indeed dug up." Mann explained.

"Oh, so now that the treasure is all theirs?" Monet asked.

Mann gloated, "How is this possible, the ownership of this treasure has now been stirred up into a pot of porridge, and there are several different voices within the British army in India alone, not to mention the Varmar family, which belongs to the Hindu state government and the temple, and the most terrible existence you mentioned in the book, those fanatics!" But they will definitely have some good points. As it turns out, you didn't dig for the treasure in the first place. ”

Speaking of this, Mann's eyes rolled and he leaned in and asked in a low voice, "By the way, Tony, the treasure in the Declaration of Independence you wrote can't be true, right?" ”

Monet smiled bitterly: "How is this possible, the treasure in it is not in a sensitive place like a Hindu temple, if it really exists, I would have dug it myself a long time ago, how can it be written and made public?" ”

"Well, that's true, but I'm sure that with the treasure of the Padwanaba Swamy Temple, someone will definitely believe it and follow this clue to find it!"

"I don't care about that." Monet replied with a shrug.

Although Monet knew that Mann's guess would happen, what he didn't expect was that after the discovery of the treasure of the Padwanaba Swami Temple, there would be so many people who came to ask him about "Treasures in the Declaration of Independence", and even Russell, who was a little cold to himself because of his contract with "Brooklyn Weekly", came over, first preemptively booked "National Treasure 2" with him at a high price, and then asked him mysteriously: "Tony, we have been working together since you first arrived in New York, you tell me the truth." Is this "Treasure in the Declaration of Independence" real? ”

Monet had no choice but to repeat the words he had explained to Mann before, but Russell still did not give up, and asked: "Then do you know anything similar to the Padwanaba Swamy Temple, where although you are sure that there must be treasures, but it cannot be mined due to your conditions?" Don't worry, as long as you can really find the treasure, I will definitely share it with you, and you won't be unable to get it at all like this time! ”

"Well, I really know, but I don't think you can get it!" Monet replied mysteriously.

Hearing that Monet actually really knew, Russell's eyes couldn't help but light up, patting his chest and reassuring: "Tony, don't worry, although my energy is limited, I do know a few big people, in fact, even if it is the Padwanaba Swamy Temple this time, if they can be sure that this matter is true before, then if they can operate for a period of time in advance, they will definitely be able to transport all the treasures away smoothly without being like this, so you can rest assured and boldly say it!" ”

Monet coughed lightly, and then slowly replied, "Okay, then I'll tell you, you know the Lady Atoka, right?" ”

Russell thought for a moment, then nodded and replied, "You know, isn't it the Spanish gold ship that claims to be carrying ten tons of gold?" ”

"Yes, this is the ship, if I'm correct, in the twenty or thirty meters deep waters near Los Angeles......"

But before Monet could finish speaking, Russell interrupted angrily: "You still need to talk about the shipwreck treasure at the bottom of the sea?" Who doesn't know that there are at least dozens of merchant ships and pirate ships laden with gold, silver and jewels from ancient times to the present day lying under the seabed, but the problem is that even if you know the location, you can't go down and salvage it! Can you name some of the treasures that can be found in reality? ”

"Then it's only Mt. Akagi in Japan, where it is said that four million taels of gold are buried, but I don't know the exact location! Then there should be the entrance to hell in Ireland, which is the Dan Mo Cave, but there are not too many of them, and it is so terrifying that no one dares to go there to hunt for treasure. Monet replied with his hands outstretched.